HomeMy WebLinkAbout1917-0102 Council Mtg MIN
Le C.ty 0•
nti.re j,u• rent the three acre Lract lrilcwn ;.s ine Helm:n Street
hands o petition of H H s} to
Septic " nk Grounds at t;1le renal formerl,r p^,ul t .'7 p7i' ertcd. Fix. Cornelius
l moved tl.<t i;he tirounrlhe re ten nt i,he price of '30 00 per 7e:r ..nrl the .ecorrler
Tota
and Mr4 yor authorized to clo,ye the Sul ..x*h Mr. Hash. ;loll Call ..yes, sharaft,
568:;
715+ Banta, Root, I,inin;Per e;nd Cornelius. there t,cinF - six in f vor 1,hereof and n
' Lamb, ,
8-,'j.11St the 1ayor Declared the rnntion Carried.
;m thereto P {;ition of J.B.I!;j.mc?r, T.%ecorder elect, skin;' th:t Lhe Accounts of C.H.Gille
n coupe' Re^order be audited by an expert :econnt.nt re d. 14r. Lamb moved petition be :gran
the city's
Roll. call zres,..idone, rt~yes, 6shcr^.ft, Root, Banta, !,.mix, Piilin~er and Cornelius.
over acid the rnotioli los
used in Them, being none in f to-: thereof and six afrainst the I:-yor declared
a
The Recorder presented the matter of ti e contrnct mf:~de with F ] .l.Llssil] and
d ~o wife for binds in Litho P^rk stPting that the City has assumed r Farnham rnortP,:ne
749 oFr.i7.nst said innd tLhd that the contract 71,h Mr. ]:ups711 c,7th E-:rnham expired
523 in the fall of 1915 and that s:-ic co:ILraet msl'e between 11°. ':u ,ill and City e:.plre
in 1918; trot under our ac~reemen` a:e %-)ould be cominel ed to take up Mr. .1,1rrlharp.'s
canvasad mortfr~-ge. 14r. 13ant moved th_it' the City Recorder be instructed to pay the above
onlid=.tion from money in the .afar SinkinC Fund and thou- the s:^me draw a*: the r-.te
me the of 6 per cent 11r:Lil ne i;7 1918 -::hen said mortgage. should be cancelled and money
therre ein. paid back to the 'r<tor Fund n1.th interest thereon until date of Payment. Roll call
" Ayes, Ashcroft, Root, Banta, Limb, Tlirlj.n;Ler and Cornelius. There helin? six in favo
1916. thereof and none <:rroinst the J--,yor declared. the motion carried.
i'"s. llinin-;cr hrourht to 'he ^.ticntion of the Council the. matter of the lley
in t;he refr of Hotel Austin and Councilman T,~rnb stated that as soon,as the frost wn
out of the Ftl'onnd il, would be attended to.
]sir, t,trickland ap'ain broua'ht up the ;n.^:tte.r :)i:' who r s Eo pay for the park 1j.F.
after some discussion Mi:. monied ii; be laid over to the. next me.etinr. 0: =ied
Er. L.^n1b moved that the present council hold over to. the first meeting in the
new year Jan. 2, 1917. Carried..
Mr. Bantri moved .id,journmen't. C^.rried..
I1,;Yor.
rli~ • At test
-~jTty Recorder..
lessionf
:ent; A-she
1i.^hland, Oregon, J•.^:nuary 2, 1917.
Council convened in regule:r session -t 7:30 }-,1,.i, M-airman Ashcrnit in the ch, )ir.
Roll call and the folio;.-infix Councilmen present; Root , Banta, Larrlb, E'iniiaRe'r,
Corneliuv, ^a1 r: Ashcra:'t.
r;led?ed- pre Recorder Gi-ilette proceeded to shear in the incom-Ing duly elected officers
of t77e Ci u;i in their respective positions, term', he~inni.n~ Ja.nn.-ry 1, 1917 as 'ollE
11 of ON e ^ T 1,,,'.!711n ^,S li -y0r, l:OrnCl 1.LS, Ol1nCi 1'n for the iir 1 ^Y!l.
file. G fi....Calr ell, Councilman :Cor `he eeon(l nd A.: .l ,alb, Cou:xcllmman for the TMr
Y%-rd. John t5. :.l.mn1", -.w,,s t1ion dilly slvoril in fis 11ecor(ler for his term bef>innin.-
moved a0C! J^nll~lrv 1, 1917. .r'7e urer M-ent ,lnme \.9.S called ',ut lie C1(1 not reSpC
6.:`.13111,1 Cr N=rk Comnl..,sionrr for rive Years c_nrl ;,E.hO1mC.~, i'r?Ylz Comml:sioner 1011
Two vr,^r4.(-(?, each '-111 -orn in " 1':. .'-5011 P..rx Cor .iSOion for Three Yeast;
esiiznatlOn 11 S:''orn in si/,ned 1 he O ith of C 71Ce. 7h1rh nP. )Cl^l l.C(i Li,11 the RE V1 r9 ,,I I)s c; lit . t Chief;kPcm eorclr.r to
he r! lei, .
ted and !eo•
^re nC`ALn Clectr'd officer ;hen proceeded to _.,kc v1).c^1r res7)ee`.ive 1)laCCS Sod
the merl)n? ?u1Ci openceO "rilJl 1-:1,or :n !,he chair.
read and on
Fall Call .;OOt , 1,2111 , `'1:11), i'lnlii eI, CM',"-e1117s Co.lilc:Cll. ill p e e1"rt.
C^Cl Find ivbr. oyor to l;h C'o111ci1 er_, reatY no, 01, Ii101:ion aS ^.C.,or)t'
and or I rob p18.ced on file.
ved that S T„i. "'Cr 'hen pr gCC,'e!' tG 2al1kC hie X07 ntIC!en't;S of, S~~a:nC 1 071'lll;teeU as
f City A, fall
ini,-l an Fj.narlce C..•.1?oot
of and tWO C
the vririn Crd-irll,nrc, P.Co:c;,eli IS '
me eti?n. l:.I r.r•7h
Led. C.P.B:nt2
?.llditedlby - -
r.shcraft
rots forr sam u.L.Lnmb
Flectri c Tight A. L. L ln.b
at ihaf COrile.liu.S
I committers
.Banta an
Street C. `.l
Cenetmr- P.!;.Ilinin er
R.P. CO rilel_i U.S ;tep<
. 7±; re F. P. Cor;lr, 1iu ; ~nza 1?yell
C. ..Root Rep(
T nUPent M. O. Cs ldr;el.l Qua" 2
A.C.DlininYer aced on fi-1
C. .Bnnta
C 0mrl
S<^.n i.tt r,. C....Root acing a lie
A.C.ilinin,ger r 'finance Co.:
R.P.Cornel:ius
Corms
Building °a RegIty ..L.Tomb 9? read and
C...Banha
Reno
BoRra of H alth Dr. I%.^..; ^cenbnyg G.W.Ma.thes
D, G eye,g t the repo
A.C.Ni.ningol, ion was se
C.";.Hoot
L. I:: !;gib, hi-7.1
lots in ns
ti7 warrant
7 . 1 404 e w hen appointed b { 1 iy , - or as C i t y •_1, horAo an& the apnoint 'te of CoRnc~
, s duly confirmed by he Council by vote by ncelimotion.
Bill
C V.l t{ erbury was t hen p ointea by the H1 yor -s Chief of ~?olice and after aCC 1119 t;101
his npDl lra ioa and petition was read, Mr. _nnt.a moved that the apl:olntment be conf•fr
!in,nger s>eco ded the motion whereupon Jamb called for roll call yes, loot, Bnnta,l Bill
yin n-nr+ 01swell. HaJeS+ four Lamb,. Cornelius. There lie n
- in f_bCl',], ('t.COf ildl VOt;E Of COi
the Mayor Aeclared the motion crrried.
Bill
An application from A .Lerner for the position of City Attorney as then k W.T C rnC
the rrnyor giv q the con oil privilege to Ye-consider the :.n•oint.;:ent of City Nttorne Bred a.id.
There being no mote ny6e the nyor ordered the application placed on file..
Bill
J `Y.11 tceer Fs then appointed as Patrolman nu,be"r 1 A.l Strickland as 0. y emplozne;_
Tlectriciah R; ._.o,1er as ,<ter Supt. C. ;.Fr ley
as Street Co.n;..] ,ioncr• e.F.R• dext r-gee+,li:
Spot. of Electric Tight Plant. 0.7.Diebert
, and T.P Jr.,`7iChc7son as ass:
at 'lectirc ight Plant: the appointments were all iRl.y confirmed by the council by'v Corne
by acclimation, one at a time. ch he had a
elephone to
l` > appointed. City Engineer ^nd also to have C.If'r°e 0 f '61'e p11N
nl-ants and pipe lines of ..he Auxiliary Water apply. Oeorge H. Robison -.•<zs annointe or^.f1:P
Chief of the Fire Deportment. L.O.Va.n Kogan Ks appointed. as assistant in Fire Deb e on Doc. 2
oU :-1.R.Pitienger to nerve as assistant, in 'Five 7ppprtme,lt and Police Department se7 and Corno
one-half of his time in each. i.A. rne=i i then appointed Poundrf!e,~ster, all these, orney be no
nppoiniments were Only confirmed, one at a time, by the council voting by accl.i.matien. secon]ed
Q9, None.
The report of the Fire Committee ns then read and ordered :filed. Chief
Robison matte some objections to the r enort it would l tnni.r the tire ? epcrtment,; The . _
Finin •er moved thr'.t the report he re-Considered and referred back to the Fire Cofnfeit"
Cornelius seconded the motion and smme was carried by vote by acclimation. Commu
was Bien
Financial Report of the Springs later Commission road and ordered file&
Banta
Report of the Electric Light Committee reference to ;porch light burdn;_ in t y pay (
the day time as theft 7e^d. Mr. :toot moved thrt the matter be acted on and the repo a, Lamb, J'
placed on file. b.ntA seconded the motion and same .w cnrTlecl by vote by cclima.
W n, n`
Electric Eight Committee "report yo erence to amount 61.e Electric Dept. fo' Seconded a-,
lights was road, notion made an' seconred to 1efor the report to the Electric Light Co
and Park Board for adjustment, motion carrion by vote by acclimation. City
C11 proceer
Hr. Bahta moved ths. Mr. Cornelius be appointed chairman of the Council„ au
seconded and carried by acclimation. t1,. V
ifferent c
I'I nanta moved that my party leaving their porch lights burning between c11 b heel
hours of S A .M. and 5 P.N. roust ;ay 15 cents for them for the month in v:hlph they aT
found burning when renorted to the Recorder's office. Hotion was seconded and carrie C.V.Af
by veto by acclimation. the Oath a
Report of Electric Light Committee reference to li=hts at intersection of I1i.Rin~
Talker Ave. and Boulevard was then read, motion made Fnd seeo -led thot the report be
rnd placed on file; Carried.
Report of Electric Light Co :mittee reference to height of tare '.•:as then e
Banta moved thrt the report be referred to the Ordinance Committee. Carried.
;lectr]c Light Committee report reference to stolen current was then read City
hoot moved that the report be accepted and pi,nced on file and that the Light CommiWe
empowered to fuse the lines, motion was seconded and voted. by roll call., ryes, Root;
Banns, Lamb, I'ii.ninpor, da.ldwell, Cornelius. ITayes, None. Carried.
3
Report of Electric Light Committee reference to enchanging old motorcycle
new one by paying a difference of 0190.00 was read. Taal moved tint the,-report be ac
and the Catty Electrician be empowered to make the change. Notion was seconded sand vo
roll call. Ayes, ]loot, Ba :ta., hnco, iJinin;zer, CalO ell aQ Cornelius. 1Iayes, 11on
Report from Chief of Police R.C.Porter, for month; of December 1916, read
ordered filed.
Keport from Chief of Police R.C.Porter, for year 1916, TWO and ordered- filed.
Qunrterlyi report of Cemetery `,e>ton re aU ordered placed. on file. ,
r.
Report; of City Plectrici8.n was read and e7('ereR placed on rile.
Qu.rterly report of F.R.Russell, Supt. Ilectric Light Plant read tend ordered
d on file.
Communication from L 1aQ reference to thievery and the need of an Ordinance
g a license :Pee on all ,funk dealers was 're,af and by vote of Council referred. to
ante Committee.
Communication from L E.Phipps reference to accounting of the City Electric Systera
e'd and by vote of council orden:ef referred to Electric Light Committee to be reported
e the next meeting.
Report; of Special Committee, Lamb, Cornelius, and Banta reference to the claim
Mathes for 010.60 for Tongfully empou.ndina his stock was read. Rinrnger moved
the report be'accepted and ?laced on rile and thst Mathes be -refunded the 0.10.60
was seconded and by vote of the cou,,cil motion was c°rrier.
Bill of Cemetery 9exton 7alrad for commission or 01.00 each on the s±=1e of
is in ,nemeteri es os read PH Cornelius moved that bill be allowed and Recorder
arrant in favor of Mr. lnlrpd for the full amount ",27.00. Motion was ;seconded and
the A f council by acclimnti.on. Carried.
Dill of ..C.Payne for re7;niring ballot borSO125 was read and by vote of Council
ce an' eclim^tion. C^xriee.
nt, be''.eo
at, Bain Bill o Cn7ts e2t^.Ur^.nt is TooP for crGi'S of T.7W. in ToVembel os Tend and.
hereof Qt'e of Council er NoTed referred . to _h'in,"c8 W mittee to be reported. at next meeting.
` Bill of ...C.Porter for two days work on Police force January 05.50 nW two Keys
ey was .onroen.ter on .:_'oli.ce force J '..u`.'ryT ;5.00 was then read PW by vote o eonnoi_l
City At
Bill of Pacific del-e pore ass Cele:.raph Co., for Onu rT phone :;er-:ice of
Ckland'. employnes was rev..? and ordered referred. to Finance Committee to he renortcd.
er. F. :meeting, by vote W acclimation. Carr top.
7. s on Ea,
C OUnC 1`l Cornelius mnred. that ' ..t;alKwell be reimbursed :°1.25 for his telephone for Jon.
he had already paid the Telephone Co. and i .rt S. T.-V (re, City- _.t' c be -allowed
ephone to be paidfor by the Cify. Motion was seconded n id vote by acclimntion.Wried
of the
vas appo Corw:une7_~~tion from FroO UnWam reference to his horse being killed by an electrid
ITS e on Dec. 25, 1975 qnQ raking that the cit parr him the sum of 0200.00 for s o, o&c
~i~e~aer to ac~~ to aca ~ with t one
nd Corneli-u, mcveo that a committee of three with i , City
all thes ey be ronointed by the brayor to iAve tijate and report at the next meeting motion
acclim t econaed_ and Note by roll call. Ayes, Toot, Banta, lamb, hin=i-nger, Cornelius, Caldwell
?done. Carried.
~d . Clz'
opartme'n The Heyo-r then a inted as the committee, Limb, Caldwell, end Santa.
Aire Com
Communil ation from C.H.Gilletl e, reference to vrr].U7 the bona's of the City Employ-
as then .re^-dand by vote of Canncid referred is Finance Committee.
'ad f'il'e
B:_.ta moveO that all bonded city employees be requested to Five surety bond and
'
; buniriF dty p^ for same, motion was seconder' nd vote by roll call as follows: n <,yes, !loot,
?nd the< r lamb, ':`i tin=, Caldwell, Cornelius. Nays, ho: e.Carrred.
2ccli
tdiningor moved that the Finance Co oittee a.urlit the City Treasurers Books motion
i.c Dept', e(,,o;_ded and veto by acclimation of the council. Carried.
,ric Li -h
City Attorney Moore made some rer_nThs about council draftinq Ordinance to govern
it proceedi gs.
. Counc
Par. Root move- that the Vecordrr be instructed to inform the Telephone Co., of
~fferent ch oges in telephor-es for City emnloyees. Potion seconded and by vote of
-n; betwee a by acclimation. Ca.riied.
ch they''
and caTT Z.V.Atterbizryi, •J.Pl.'tTe.tchor, G.L'Gobi-Son and J.T.Pittenger were then swain in "nd
he 00h of their reopective positions.
sectinneo Iiininger moved council 0inarn to meet inesday ni-nht January 9, 1917. Carried.
report:b
was then; e neyor
led. qw~,
then ree Yecorder.
ht Commute
9es, Ro
notorc,ycl'e
report be' e
)nded art,
3,Y idone.
1916, read